Marshall McLuhan at John Hopkins University Part 4/5

Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar — a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist. McLuhan's work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory.

McLuhan is known for the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village". McLuhan was a fixture in media discourse from the late 1960s to his death and he continues to be an influential and controversial figure. More than ten years after his death he was named the "patron saint" of Wired magazine.

Here he gives a lecture at John Hopkins University about language, media, and the brain.

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[MrAnachronic]

He mentions "the recent program Roots," first aired 1977, so this is very late McLuhan. It would be helpful if you gave information about this lecture, rather than general information about McLuhan that it is easy to get elsewhere.

[haupper]

@nambypamby34 *BEEEEEEEP* Unapproved idea! Kill! Kill!

[diptherio]

@nambypamby34

The language of the times. Political correctness was still a few decades away when this was recorded. Don't dismiss everything he says because of a linguistic anachronism :)

[nambypamby34]

Tribal people WHHHHHHAAAAAT !?!?!? He did NOT!!!!